I would place a short-text question in the same group (on the same page) directly after the timed question.JavaScript could be used to hide the short-text and load it with the timer text when the page is submitted. You could then use Expression Manager to pipe the value of the hidden question into your report.

1) Add a short-text question in the same group (on the same page) directly after the timed question.

Thank you TPartner.
I'll give this a shot...but when I set the timer on a question, it's like I can't proceed to the next page (survey is group by group) until the timer is expired. Is there a setting or something that I'm missing?

Capturing the timer is awesome. Works splendidly. The Buttons don;t seem to respond to the disable command. Maybe it's template specific. I'l update the Forum you if I find out.
Happy new Year TPartner!